Improved clothes-drier



B. S. BROWN. CLOTHES DRIER.

o. 100,114. ,Patented Feb. 22; 1870.

nit-2d fittin BENONI S. BROWN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 100,114, dated February 22, 1870.

IMPROVED CLOTHES-DRIER.

The Schedule referred to inthese Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all it-710m it may concern vented a new and improved Clothes-Drier;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description thereofi'which will enable thoseskilled in the art towhich my invention appcrtains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, inwhich- A A are the two standards or sidesof the machine.

13 is the bottom or floor.

G is the roof or covering. v

I) D, the pulleys on the inside end of 3. correspondinghorizontal shaft.The upper part of the standards inside are also fitted with similarpulleys, revolving upon pins or fixed journals.

Around the aforesaid corresponding pulleys are fixed continuous ropes orbelts, E E, to which are attached horizontal light rods or bars, F, atproper distances, so-attached as to revolve or remain fixed, as desired,and the whole is so constructed that the aforesaid belts, when thusconnected by the bars, make a continuous travel or movable apron thatcan be raised or lowered upon either side at pleasure, when in use. Tothe aforesaid shaft is attached a hand-crank with which to rotate theapron, it' found more convenient bars, and the whole being inclosedtightly, and the door G being closed, it becomes, from its verticalheight, a kind of fine in principle, with a draughtlike a chimney, andthe apertures or holes H H H H in the bottom of the door admit'the airfrom below, which, passing upward from raritication, carries theescaping moisture from the drying articles with it, and escapes at theopen apertures at the top underneath the roof.

The plan and design of the whole device is to have it pretty tallwhenever erected or used, in order to secure a good upward draught ofair.

It canbe'constructed in connection with a house, when the same is builtor afterward, in such case being simply a tall space like a closet,reaching from a lower to an upper story, sufiiciently high to afford thedesired room and draught of air. Or it can be constructed independent ofa building, as may be found desirable, and the traveling apron canbeextended the whole or a part of the vertical length, as is founddesirable.

It the articles dry faster in one portion of the device than another,their positions can be changed at pleasure, rotating the apron.

Suchis the description andnse of the device or invention, the objectbeing to secure a compact and convenient inside drier for clothes or anyother articles that it can advantageously be applied to, and. at thesame time protect them from dust, coal-soot, and the elements, and italso answers a double purpose, of air ing as well as drying articles,the reliance for drying being, mainly nponthe draught created by such avertical close enclosure, with inlets at or toward the bottom, andoutlets at or toward the top. The draught also being capable of anydesired increase, by the application of artificial heat, to acceleratethe upward current of air.

Springs or weights can be applied to the revolving shaft, to keep theropes or belts to a proper tension.

\Vhen the said flue is constructed in connection.

rack, substantially as described, for the purpose speci 2; Thearrangement of the upright fine or box A B O, with its endless rack E F,openings H, for the introduction of air, the adjustable cranks and pawl,and tightening spring, substantially as herein shown and described.

BENONI S. BROWN.

Witnesses:

D. I. Pownns, JAS. I. Pnnu.

